Michael Peto
(1908-1970), PhotojournalistSitter in 1 portrait
Artist of 22 portraits
Born in 1908 in Bata, Hungary, Michael Peto settled in London at the outbreak of the Second World War. He took up photography in 1947 and his first photograph published in the Observer appeared in March 1949. Peto became a regular contributor alongside other celebrated photographers including Jane Bown, David Moore and Robin Adler. During the 1950s and 1960s, Peto documented the key cultural and political figures of the era. His celebrated publications include A Dancer's World (1963) with Nigel Gosling and About Britain (1967) with Kenneth Harris. Following Peto's death in 1970, his archive of 130,000 original negatives and vintage prints was donated by his family to the University of Dundee.
by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, September 1948
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, 1951
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, 1951
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, October 1957
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Brendan Behan and Beatrice Behan (née Ffrench-Salkeld)
by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, September 1959
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, May 1961
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, June 1962
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, June 1962
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Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn
by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, February 1962
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Sir Frederick Ashton; Rudolf Nureyev
by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, February 1962
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, March 1962
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Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, October 1963
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Yehudi Menuhin; David Oistrakh
by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, September 1963
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Benjamin Britten; Peter Pears; William Bundy
by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, 1963
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, January 1965
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The Beatles with Richard Lester
by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, 12 April 1965
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, July 1965
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Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter; Benjamin Britten; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, June 1965
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, November 1966
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, 29 October 1967
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by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, December 1969
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Ken Russell, Christopher Gable, Judith Paris and unknown cast members in 'Dance of the Seven Veils'
by Michael Peto
modern bromide print from original negative, June 1969
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